Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto – the promises and perils of the biotech harvest by Peter Pringle, Simon & Schuster, $24/£15, ISBN 0743226119 Reviewed by Tim Lang
JOURNALISM is about conflicts, and about presenting two sides fairly. Peter Pringle, an experienced journalist, has brought his sceptical mind to bear on the battle over genetic modification. Setting out to walk a middle road between the claims and counter-claims of proponents and opponents is, however, a risky strategy. Firstly, there may be no middle road. Secondly, such an approach can easily slide into a patronising and even spurious “neutrality”, as though only the…
